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S 2061 116th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Congressional oversight Homelessness and emergency shelter Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

Introduced: July 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.

What's happening now July 9, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2398 Related bill Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Aug 3, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 17, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 17, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2061: Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2061/
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"S. 2061: Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2061/.
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S. 2061, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2061/.
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